About the authors

Introduction

Chapter 1. Gender equity policies in HEIs: what we learned from past experiences

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The myth of excellence and merit

1.3 The managerial model and its challenges for gender equality

1.4 Conclusions

Chapter 2. Confucianism, Science and Gender: An exploratory study of Fudan University

2.1 Introduction: Women, Science and Confucianism

2.2 Confucianism, Learning, and Woman

2.3 Fudan University

2.4 Perceptions about the role of Confucianism in the scientific promotion of the women

2.5 Conclusions

Chapter 3. Japanese Women in Academia: A Dichotomy between Progress and a Traditional Society

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Historical perspective

3.3 The case of U Tokyo

3.4 Conclusions

Chapter 4. A quantitative approach to women professors’ barriers in their research careers in Mexico. The case of Tecnológico de Monterrey

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Women Professors’ Barriers

4.3 The National System of Researchers (SNII)

4.4 The SNII within the Tecnológico de Monterrey

4.5 Women are less likely to advance in the SNII

4.6 Results

4.7 Conclusions

Chapter 5. A Grand Gender Convergence in the Startup Nation? Gender quality in Israeli Academia and Scientific Research

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The Israeli Startup Ecosystem

5.3 Closing the Gender Gap: Life-cycle Approaches

5.4 Gender Convergence? The Quest for Labor Market Flexibility

5.5 Conclusions

Chapter 6. Gender Equality Plan: Lessons from the University of Warsaw

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Contextualization of the case

6.3 Methodology of the study

6.4 GEP through the experience of its authors

6.5 Conclusions

Chapter 7. Beyond Metrics and Data: Gender Reflections and Challenges in Assessing Faculty Impact at Tecnológico de Monterrey

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Literature Review

7.3 Research at Tecnológico de Monterrey

7.4 The Impact Tool

7.5 Risks of gender bias and gaps in the Impact Tool

7.6 Conclusions

Final reflection